An architecture for indoor navigation

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the design and implementation of a control architecture for a mobile robot that is to navigate in dynamic unknown indoor environments. It is based on the framework of Open Robot Control Software @ KTH, which is discussed and evaluated in this paper. As a hybrid architecture, it is decomposed into several basic components which can be classified as either deliberative or reactive. Each component can concurrently execute and communicate with another using unified communication interfaces. Scalability and portability and reusability are the goals of the design.